RISING UNEMPLOYMENT IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH
We all are already well aware of the fact that the unemployment situation in our state is heading to an extreme level and fewer business opportunities for locals.
The total population of Arunachal Pradesh according to the 2021 Census is 13, 83,727 (thirteen lacks, eighty-three thousand, seven hundred twenty-seven), out of which the actual total indigenous population is about 9 lakh or less.
Even in the state capital, the outsiders outnumbered the local indigenous population and the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulations Act (BEFR) of 1873 failed to provide protection to indigenous peoples on their very own indigenous land. Moreover, it can be revoked at any time, making the situation even worse for the future generation of our state.
ILP and Population Growth of Outsiders
On record, our land is considered to be protected under the Act of Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulations of 1873; thus, any non-indigenous whosoever is to enter our territory has to procure an ILP (inner line permit) first.
But it is also hidden from no one that ILP systems are nothing more than a namesake. Many enter with a temporary ILP (inner line permit) that is valid for 15 days only, but there is no proper record to ascertain whether they go back or not after the expiration of those 15 days.
Due to such negligence on the part of the administration, the number of non-ILP holders has increased by nearly double in the last two decades.
The threat posed by population expansion is very serious. Our future generations may not be able to benefit from being born in a tribal state if we delay putting our serious intervention on the pressing issue in its early stages and if we do not encourage our youth to participate and control our state’s economy. This is because we will have lost economic control to outsiders.
ARUNACHAL BUSINESSES OWNED BY OUTSIDER
Simply said, 70–80% of commercial places including stores, malls, garages, saloons, restaurants, street sellers, and so forth are occupied by non-indigenous people, and they profit greatly as a result.
Our Arunachali has failed to recognize the “dignity of labor” in the context of the real world. The only thing that time now requires of us is to think creatively and to get ready to face life on its own terms.
Our indigenous people have no influence over economic activities, starting with the state capital and extending to all of the districts inside the state.
NOT GETTING SUPPORT FROM OWN PEOPLE
Despite having a large population of young people with skills and education, we as a community have fallen short in giving our youth in the state opportunities.
It is quite disheartening to hear the grievances of our local youths that they are not getting adequate support from elders and their surroundings.
It has been reported that our own elder Arunachali prefers to rent out rooms or business spaces to outsiders rather than their own local entrepreneurs, claiming that they are unable to make sufficient security deposits.
We have become strangers in our own motherland. The prime factor behind the rampant rise in drug addiction cases, prostitution cases, bike and scooter cases, lifting cases, self-proclaimed unions, and associations, etc., is the current unemployment situation.
JOBS and CARRIER
Apart from anticipating government jobs, it appears that we have no other avenues to pursue in order to make money. The survival of the state capital itself is very challenging.
The rising prices of everyday necessities such as luxury items, transportation fares, rent, educational institutions, and so on are causing our youth emotional, physical, and mental stress, which is a very dangerous sign for maintaining a peaceful society. It is high time for our people to wake up from their deep slumber.
SOLUTION FOR ARUNACHAL UNEMPLOYMENT
The following is a list of local businesses and carrier options that our youth can start:
- Local Street Food
- Local Pickle Making
- Bakery and confectionary
- Local Saloons
- Fish Farming
- Mushroom Farming
- Tailoring
